Eyes closed, hips swaying, retiree Polly Chan danced like no one was watching at a community centre in Hong Kong, where experts warn of a loneliness epidemic among the ballooning elderly population.
On Day 47 of the Israel-Hamas conflict, the warring sides have agreed to a four-day ceasefire in exchange of 50 hostages being held in Gaza, marking the first lull in fighting since the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas in Israel.
US forces carried out new strikes against two sites in Iraq early on Wednesday in retaliation for attacks by "Iran and Iran-backed groups," US Central Command said.
Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day truce that would see the Palestinian group release dozens of hostages taken on October 7, both sides announced Wednesday.
Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to US money laundering charges, in a deal that will see the cryptocurrency exchange he founded pay over $4 billion in penalties.
Around 200 Rohingya refugees arrived in Indonesia's westernmost province by sea overnight, the United Nations refugee agency said Wednesday, taking the total arrivals in the last week to more than 1,000 members of the persecuted Myanmar minority.
The UN General Assembly called Tuesday for the observance of a traditional "Olympic Truce" during the next year's Paris summer games, as Russia again condemned what it called "political interference" in sport.
Covid-19 remains a threat as a virus variant has been spreading steadily around the globe, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.
What will the relationship be like between Javier Milei, Argentina's new self-described "anarcho-capitalist" president, and the IMF, with which the Latin American country has an ongoing $44 billion loan agreement?
The US intelligence chief secured promises from the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to de-escalate after alarm over a surge in violence, the White House said Tuesday.
The killing of a teenager by unknown attackers during a village dance party has sparked shock and political controversy in France, with the far-right on Tuesday branding the assault as anti-white racism.
Celebrations of Joseph Boakai's presidential victory in Liberia were tragically muted Monday night after a car ploughed into a crowd of his supporters in the capital Monrovia, killing three people.
North Korea has fired what it claims is a military spy satellite, the South's armed forces said Tuesday, hours after Japan confirmed that Pyongyang had warned it of an imminent launch.
Thirty-seven people were trampled to death in a stadium in the Republic of Congo's capital Brazzaville, officials said Tuesday, in one of the deeply poor country's worst tragedies in years.
A Czech crowdfunding project called "Gift for Putin" has been sending Ukraine a steady supply of weapons despite growing aid fatigue and flagging Western support.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz unveiled the investment plan to give Germany access to new energy providers and combat China's regional soft power.
President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday accused France of inciting conflicts in the Caucasus by arming Azerbaijan's longtime rival Armenia, with which it has fought two wars.
Food delivery riders for the firm Deliveroo are not entitled to trade union rights such as collective bargaining, the UK Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
Nimisha Priya, the trained nurse from the Indian state of Kerala, has been behind bars since 2017 for the murder of her sponsor and alleged abuser Talal Abdo Mahdi.
EU chief Charles Michel and Germany's defence minister arrived in Kyiv Tuesday, becoming the latest officials to throw their weight behind Ukraine, making surprise visits on the 10th anniversary of the historic Maidan protests.
Indonesia on Tuesday launched an investment plan to attract $20 billion pledged by Western nations in a renewable energy transition pact agreed last year for the archipelago to slash emissions and wean itself off coal.
In a heated shelter near the eastern front line, Ukrainian serviceman, Dmytro, looked on as a mouse sniffed the air and then scuttled behind plastic sheeting insulating the walls and ceiling.
On Day 46 of the Israel-Hamas war, hopes are high over the potential release of hostages being held in Gaza following a Hamas leader's remarks about a "truce" deal with Israel.
Manila has initiated negotiations with other South China Sea claimants that are members of the ASEAN bloc, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said as China continues to build up its military presence in disputed waters.
At an upmarket restaurant in the hotpot-loving Chinese city of Chengdu, diners plunge sliced meat and vegetables into cauldrons of spicy, oily broth, largely unaware that their leftovers are set to take on a second life as jet fuel.
Eleven letters sent by Napoleon Bonaparte, including dispatches from the Kremlin, have gone on sale following the blockbuster auction of the diminutive French emperor's hat for $2.1 million.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said Tuesday a truce agreement with Israel was in sight, raising hopes that his militant group could soon release dozens of people taken hostage in the October 7 attacks.
The presence of United Nations peacekeepers, whose shortcomings can frustrate local populations, is not a "magic wand" for conflict zones, said their leader Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who supports an expanded tool kit to protect civilians in increasingly complex territory.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee begin a three-day trip to the UK on Tuesday, with King Charles III hosting his first state visitors since his coronation.
A Sino-Canadian row reared its head on Monday after one of two Canadians jailed by China for nearly three years claimed he was unwittingly used for intelligence gathering and is seeking compensation from Ottawa.
